ArkInventory
ArkInventory (for The War Within)
:boom: Please ensure you are using the latest alpha version if you have the War Within client.
ArkInventory (for Retail, Classic, and Cataclysm)
ArkInventory's display windows are built from "virtual bars", you assign categories to bars so that items in that category are displayed on the specific bars you want. There is no limit to the number of bars you can have inside a window but obviously you only have so much screen real estate before it becomes "too many".
ArkInventory uses several methods to assign a default category to an item such as what professions you have, tooltip scanning, basic type/subtype and PeriodicTable. You then assign those categories to a virtual bar.
You can also over-ride the default category by creating a rule that matches either a single or multiple items.
Overview:
- user configurable window width and height
- separate keybindings for each location for easy viewing
- assign items to a category of your choice (overrides the default assignment)
- assign categories to the bar of your choice
- unlimited number of bars (there are practical limits though before your screen becomes full)
- sort each bar differently if required
- user configurable bars per row
- sell junk items automatically or manually (delete available via a keybinding or right clicking when at a vendor)
- random pet and mount summons. can also assign a group of them to select from
Key Bindings:
- Press ESCAPE to bring up the blizzard menu
- click on Key Bindings
- scroll down to AddOns > ArkInventory
- bind the keys you want to use
Need Help?
:memo: Wiki
:memo: Frequently Asked Questions
:memo: Sorting
:memo: Rules
:memo: If you are having an issue the first step is to disable all other mods and test with only ArkInventory loaded
:memo: If the issue is still there, please check for an existing issue and create a new issue if required.
:memo: If the issue is gone, re-enable your other mods one by one until the issue comes back, then note the last mod you enabled in your issue as well as notifying the author of the other mod
See ChangeHistory.md for changes to the latest version. See VersionHistory.md for all previous changes.
:boom: The NoLib variant
it seems quite a few people are somehow getting the NoLib variant from their download client when they didn't specifically ask for it, instead of the full variant, and its causing issues as they don't have the required libraries installed separately. Please ensure you are downloading the full. if you see nolib in the filename then its the wrong variant, unless you are actually installing all of the required libraries separately as well. If you have to you can manually download the full variant from CurseForge, WoWInterface, or Wago.
:boom: Junk Sell getting blocked
While auto-destroy remains blocked, From 30960 onwards you can setup a Key Binding to manually sell and destroy your items. Note that blizzard require one keypress per item deletion, so if you have multiple items that need to be deleted you will need to press the Key Binding multiple times. A message will be output if you have remaining items that can still be deleted.
:warning: Ensure you have backup copies of your saved variables file
Sometimes you cannot revert back to a previous version without a backup, especially alpha or beta versions, so before upgrading please make sure you have made a backup of your saved variables file
Your saved variables file is normally located at ...\World of Warcraft\_client_\WTF\Account\yourwowaccountname\SavedVariables\ArkInventory.lua
It is your responsibility to ensure you have adequate backups of your saved variables file. You dont have to do them frequently, just after you've made major changes to your config is probably fine for most people, but you should get into the habit of making backups because when it does corrupt you wont have to reconfigure everything from scratch.
If you have your download client set to automatically download alpha/beta versions you should definitely have backups.
A simple way to back up the saved variables file is to just do a copy and paste then rename the new file (using the version number of ArkInventory or the date is a good idea), eg ArkInventory-30900.lua, or ArkInventory-20191228.lua
Going back to 3.07.06 fixed my issues as well.
Some issues
1. Very often when I get new loot I have to reload or reopen bags before I see it in bags. Or, after I use it or delete it, it still appears the the bag with no tooltip. I have one category set to New, have about 10 rules and am a longtime user. Is this a base limitation of the addon? Is there any way around this? Can I somehow enable at least my default UI backpack?
2. Also, often after said reload, all the rules seemingly disappear and everything is in one bag. It eventually goes away.
3. There's also a persistent 2 second lag when I open my bags (maybe it's always this way? I have a 5 year old PC)
This addon in its current state feels like a Porsche with a jangly transmission.
1 and 2 are not normal. 3 is possibly the on bag open sorting
for 1 and 2 disable all other mods and just run ai, does the issue still occur? (ive never experienced it so an addon conflict is a potential cause)
for 3 try setting to the style to sort manually if youre not too fussed and see if that stops it.
As with Akaiatana and Redcub below, I have been unable to change the size of my windows - actually for a month or more now. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
as below, basically what have you tried?
Sorry, just saw this. Here's my steps: Config > Settings > Styles/Layout > Default - Bag [1001] > Style > Window > Anything in there that I change doesn't have any effect, and nothing I saw anywhere else suggests it would change the bag size.
Thanks for the help!
Seconding Redcub. When I make a new character, I can't scale any of the bag windows.
in the profile what is the style set to?
in that style what is the window scale set to?
in that style what is the the window height set to?
Don't know if you're aware but I have been unable to change the scale of any of my bags since the 7.0 updates. It's not just me but also several of my friends. All my bags are bigger than my screen, please fix this!
scale works perfectly fine and so does window height (to enable the scroll bar)
perhaps you arent changing it in the correct style?
Never got notified I had a reply. I change my size the same way I always have and the same way everyone suggests.
Config > Settings > Styles/Layout > Default - Bag [1001] > Style > Window > Anything in there that I change doesn't have any effect.
Still waiting for a fix.
Is there a way to get the coin icons to be displayed on trash items? Neither the default ones from Blizzard, nor the ones that should be added by "Scrap" are currently displayed. And I couldn't finde any option to control this behavior.
Also, is it on purpose that the title-bar just switches to "small" even so the "hide" checkbox is ticked?
yes, the small action buttons are a meant to be there. makes it easier for some people.
Hm, ok. But some people don't need it and/or may find it not that pretty (like me) and would appreciate it, if the option "Hide" would actually hide the title bar. Or otherwise the option should probably be removed entirely - sadly :(
Anyway, what's about the small gold-icons that are normally displayed on junk items. Is there any way to get them displayed?
Not sure if this is a bug or if I'm doing something wrong. I have a rule that is setup with my outfit sets. outfit("Feral") or outfit("Resto") etc. When I switch specs most of the items go into my general area but if I reload they go back to the box for my outfit rule. If I change specs and then change back to the original spec, the items also go back into the correct box without needing a reload. Any ideas?
youve probably got manual sorting enabled? just click on the refresh button to re-sort
and change that rule to outfit("Resto","Feral") - its quicker this way
the demon hunter weapons are always been replace between the 2 specs tank and dps
can you fix this error
no idea what you mean, ai has nothing to do with specs
Hey, how can i scale the Bank and Bag Format? It's way to big for me.
I just found how to scale tooltips.